Petroleum
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Andy A. Barentine oil exploration photographs
Collection
Identifier: MS 0077
Abstract
Photographs of oil exploration in Texas and Louisiana, 1930s-1950s, taken by Shell Oil employee Andy A. Barentine.
Dates:
1927-1977
Kirby Petroleum Company / George Sawtelle Executive Records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0504
Abstract
The materials in this collection are from the Houston-based Kirby Petroleum Company and the records of George Sawtelle, president and later chairman of the company to 1965. This collection consists of 2.5 linear feet of photographs, correspondence, business records, clippings, and technical papers. The primary correspondents are John H. Kirby, Clint Murchison, Cooper Ragan, and George Sawtelle. This material provides a valuable look at the early days of the oil industry in Texas. In...
Dates:
1921-1967, bulk 1931-1953